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SEBBE ALS - a viking ship today

The Viking Ship Society SEBBE ALS, Augustenborg.

through out the year. In the wintertime we are maintain-

ing the ships and the “naust” and in the summer time a

lot of dífferent arrangements take place. This is of great

use to both the members and a large spectators wher-

ever we are turning up.

The ship society is an independent society, who in the

period 1967 - 1969 built the ship of the type fast going

warship, a copy of the wreck No. 5 from the Skulderslev

inds at Roskilde fjord.

The ship, which was launched and named SEBBE ALS in

1969, was built according to the drawings of the original

ship and by using the same tools as the “old vikings”.

The Members and the Crew of the Ship Society

When the sun of spring break through all the activities

around the ships and “naust” are really starting up. You

will meet people at all ages working hard with all the vari-

ous doings. We have members, aspirants and families

who are scraping, grinding, painting etc. in order to get

the ships and “naust” ready for the sailing season.

The purpose of the ship was to verify the sail capability

of the Viking ships as well as the pleasure for sailing and

this in a ship built out of natural material and without any

motor noise in order to hear the whistling from the past.

Since the launch in 1969 the ship has been on many

trips, both in Denmark and in the foreign countries.

The interest for the ship is still large and some of the

“originally vikings” maintain and sail the ship together

with many “new vikings”, who are interested in working

and having fun.

The members are found in all classes of the community

- and everybody is equal in the common interest - main-

tenance and sailing the ships.

The rules for being a member of the society are simple.

Through work on the ships and “naust” you have to

prove your interest for the activities of ship society and

not until then you can become a member.

In excess of the Viking ship we have also built a “naust”,

which was ready in 1972. The naust” is a boathouse built

after a ind from Norway.

The society is democratic and the members elect a

committee at the yearly general meeting. The task of

the committee is to coordinate the activities of the ship

society and keep the accounts according to the rules of

the ship society.

In 1978 an “ottemandsfarer” was launched. A copy of a

boat from the Faeroe Islands. The boat has 8 oars and

a coxswain. The boat has 2 masts and is equipped with

foresail, mainsail and spanker. The boat is named OT-

TAR ALS.

The ships and “naust” are the center for a lot of activities

The solidarity and interest around the ships and “naust”

turn all hard work into a pleasure.

SEBBE as a Viking ship

Wreck No. 5 is one of the inds in Skulderslev by

Roskilde Fjord.

At the lighthouse at Færder in the beginning of the Oslo

Fjord the wind came and the last lap through the fjord

was done at record time.

The type of ship is a fast going warship, i.e. a long and

slim ship with many oars and a relative large sail, a fast

ship both going for sail or going by oars.

The goal has been reached and the best of all was that

the logbook showed only 114 hours. By this we had veri-

ied that the saga was true.

In 1967 we got the drawings and started building the

ship. The ship is built with copies of the original tools. In

order to learn using the most important tool, the “skar-

axe”, we started up building a “bulhus” (type of house

from the viking period) made out of chopped and cutted

planks.

SEBBE as ambassador in foreign countries

The vikings are well known all over, not always in friendly

way, however, as a considerable era in history of the

world. With a true copy of a vikingship we have not been

able to avoid awareness through out the world. This has

given the members many good trips where we at the

same time have represented Denmark at big national

red-letter days in foreign countries.

The sail trips through out the years have proved that the

vikings were great shipbuilders. They were able to build

ships, which were very fast and also very strong and

seaworthy. It is a great pleasure in a good wind to pass a

modern boat of ibreglass.

We can mention:

One of the secrets of the favourable sailing characteris-

tics is that the ship is built out of chopped planks. This

means that you do not cut the grains of the tree with a

saw, but keep the full strength and lexibility and therefore

you can cut the thickness of each plank and by means of

this the ship will also keep a total smaller total weight.

The 200 years anniversary for the independence of US

on July 4th, 1976. We sailed up the Hudson River in

New York.

The 150 years anniversary for the independence of Bel-

gium in June 1980. Here we sailed on the Peronne lake.

At this occasion we had the opportunity to hand over a

present to the King Baudoin.

The total construction gives a light ship which in the

waves can twist like a pea pod without being damage.

The ship was built according to the advice and drawings

from the Viking Museum in Roskilde.

The 900 years city anniversary of Newcastle in July

1980. Here we sailed on the Tyne River.

The purpose was to built and sail with SEBBE ALS

without any scientiic experiment. Through out the years

we have made a few modiications on the sail and the

rigging, however, this has not been made done in order

to reach the highest speed.

The 1000 years city anniversary of Dublin in July 1988,

where we sailed on the Liffey River.

These trips have not much too do with real vikingship

sailing, as we do not get deep water beneath the keel,

but only short trips with guests of honour on board.

If we have to do so, the sail and the ballast etc. must be

adjusted to a ship with a crew of 25 persons. This will

reduce the sailing characteristics with a crew of only 15

persons, who today are able to sail the ship without any

problems.

However, we are pleased to participate in trips like these,

as we have the chance for adventures, which keep the

members together.

On these occasions we put on the viking “dress” (hel-

mets, swords, axes and shields) and try to look as our

bloodthirsty forefathers, however, with a smile.

The longest sailing trip

According to a saga a viking with ship and crew sailed

from the viking village Kaupang at Tønsberg in the begin-

ning of the Oslo Fjord to Hedeby in Schleswig using 5

days and 5 nights i.e. 120 hours.

In the fjord of Augustenborg from the harbour to the

“naust” we have also sailed with hundreds of guests from

all over the world. At the “naust” we have told the history

of our forefathers and ourselves. Africans, Japanese,

Americans, Australians and a lot of other nationalities

have learned about the old Danish viking culture.

We would like to verify this saga by sailing the opposite

way.

The tour was carried through in 1972. We started in

Schleswig, sailed along the east cost of Jutland where

the weather were against us. The last lap we started from

Skagen with 30° C and almost no wind and so it went on

the next 2 days and 2 nights, all along we pulled the oars

across Skagerak.

However, sunburned and the hands full of blisters we

succeeded.

SEBBE as movie star

Throughout the years the vikings have been a good story for the ilm companies and TV companies producing serious

programmes. In order to carry through a programme like this, you need a viking ship, and for these purposes we have

been involved a several times.

Of ilm shootings we can mention:

National Geographic Society, US - Shooting of a sail trip in 1971.

NRK (Norwegian Television) - shootings to a ilm produced in 1973.

French Television - Shootings to a section in a ilm “The history of the ships” produced in 1978.

English Television - Shootings from a Viking meeting at Mosgård, Århus in 1979.

French Television - Shootings to a science iction movie for children in 1981.

DR (Danish Television) - Shootings of a sail trip with SEBBE ALS in 1982.

Many others have ilmed us and each time we have been lucky to get some money, which are used for the ships and

“naust”.

SEBBE as PR

Through out the years the vikings and their ships have been a good publicity theme. In this connection we have been

used for a lot of various activities especially for beer with the point of origin in mead.

We have been sailing for the big Danish breweries in foreign countries and also here in Denmark.

The ship is not built for commercial reasons, but we have bound ourselves to keep the ships and “naust” both for the

sake of ourselves and of our descendants.

In order to keep this promise it has been necessary to raise money for the maintenance of the ships and “naust”.

Sebbe on Skagerak on the trip to Norway 1972

Sebbe in New York 1976 for the 200 years aniversary

Facts about Sebbe Als

Residens: Augustenborg

Ship type: Fast warship

Built in year: 1967- 1969

Material: Ash on oak

Length: 17 meters

Keel length: 12 meters

Wide: 2.5 meters

Mast heigh: 9 meters

Sail area: 48 square meters

Number of oars: 24 (12 on each side)

Draught: 0.6 meter (without rudder)

Rudder Draught: 1.5 meters

Max. measured speed: by sail 12 knots

Mav. measured speed: by oars 4 knots

Max. number of crew: 30 persons

Facts about Ottar Als

Residens: Augustenborg

Ship type: Færøboat (Ottemannerfarer)

Built in year: 1977 - 1978

Material: Ash

Length: 9 meters

Wide: 1.8 meters

Mast high: 6 meters

Sail area: 10 square meters

Number of oars: 8 (4 on each side)

Draught: 0.5 meters

Max. measured speed: by sail 9 knots

Max. measured speed: with oars 4 knots

Max. number of crew: 9 persons

Facts about the Naust

Residens: Augustenborg

Type:

Copy of found in Norway

Built in year:

1972 - 73

Length:

23 meters

Wide:

max. 6 meters

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